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Ophrys scolopax (Woodcock Orchid)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Ophrys scolopax, known as the woodcock bee-orchid or woodcock orchid, is a species of terrestrial orchid found around the Mediterranean and the Middle East, from Morocco and Portugal to Hungary and Iran.
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Infraspecies

Ophrys scolopax apiformis
Ophrys scolopax conradiae
Ophrys scolopax cornuta
Ophrys scolopax heldreichii
Ophrys scolopax isaura
Ophrys scolopax philippei
Ophrys scolopax phrygia
Ophrys scolopax rhodia
Ophrys scolopax scolopax
Ophrys scolopax var. minutula
Ophrys scolopax var. scolopax

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Pollinators [1]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Scent [1]  The flowers resemble a female insect and also emit a scent similar to female pheremones.
Structure [2]  Herb
Height [1]  18 inches (0.45 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Arcipelago delle Pelagie - area marina e terrestre 31419 Italy    
LESVOS: DYTIKI CHERSONISOS - APOLITHOMENO DASOS 51440 Greece    
LESVOS: KOLPOS GERAS, ELOS NTIPI KAI OROS OLYMPOS 27677 Greece  
LESVOS: KOLPOS KALLONIS KAI CHERSAIA PARAKTIA ZONI 45248 Greece  
LESVOS: PARAKTIOI YGROTOPOI KOLPOU KALLONIS 8681 Greece  

External References

Citations

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♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0